Package



Feb. 19, 1929. 1,702,325

J. H. VAN slcKELs PACKAGE Filed March 18, 1927 FIG v n v 4 l u l l I l l u i FIGLI FIG. E.

INVEN'TOR JOHIU'LVN S ICKELS AT TORNEY;

`25 i Figure 1' is a frontlelevation of the packs rl. A method of packing goods which conso maar `19,1999. 11,702,325 UNITED ,y STATES PATENT oFFlcE.

:'roHN 1r. vAN srcxELs, or MONTREAL, QUEBEC, CANADA, AsvsIGNon ro IMPERIAL ToBAcco comrANY or CANADA, LIMITED, 4or MONTREAL, CANADA.

PACKAGE.

Application med kann is, 15527. serial N9. 176,487.

This invention relates to new and useful what is co only knownas stitch welding. improvements in'packages and, particularly, Before/'final y sealing thepackagapracticalto packages )for perishable goods, and the ob ly all the air therein is exhausted so that the ject of the .invention isvto provide a simple goods are hermetica-lly sealed within the 5 and economically manufactured package packa e. l 60 which will protect the gdods contained there- In ghe drawings the package shown is 3f in from being affected by climatic changes, rectangular form, but this is only for illusand the like,` trative purposes as the shape of the package v Another object 1s vto provide a hermetically may lbe altered to suit the packers,l without sealed package of light construction which dgparting from the spirit of the invention. 65 will be easily opened withgut the use of tools It Will be seen that goods may be quickly of any kind. and economically packed inthe manner here- A further object is to provide a metallic 1n described and are protected from being package which will be rust proof. affected by atmospheric or climatic fchanges,

In my invention I provide a metallic pack; which would otherwise affect the goods. It 70 age which is folded around the goods to be Will also be seen that a package made of a shipped and sealed by fusing or .welding the thin s'heet'bf flexible tin or composite foil contacting edges or portions of the package may be easily opened without the use of tools together. Before finally sealing, all air from of any description. The goods 'may also be the package is exhausted by any suitable packed 1n an inner wra per and the tin foil 75 means and the package is then closed or sealed package may be crushe and easily' disposed by welding or fusing same. of once the seal is broken. l l l A. In the drawings which illustratemy inven- Having thus described my invention, what tion I claim is zagg l i sists in enclosing the goods within a piece of Figure Qis'a sectional plan taken on the metall-ic foil folded about the goods to disline Qf-Q Figure l. i ose portions of the foil in overlapping rela- Figure 3 is a plan view of the top of the ion and then welding the foil along lines package. i paralleling but located inwardly of exposed 35 Figures 4 and 5 are side elevations of same. edges of the lapped portions whereby said Figure 6 is a plan View of one modification edges are left free'to facilitate opening of the which maybe made to the top of the package f package. y t0 seal Same. l 2., A method of packing goods which con- :y Figure 7 is aside elevation of the package 'sists in enclosing theggoods Within a folded 90 :showing one modification which may be made piece of metallic foil and line Welding the in the manner of sealing same. overlapping edges of the foil along lines clear Referring more particularly to the drawof the edge ofthe foil so that they will adings, ll designates the package which may here to one another but will leave a marginal 4o be made from a rectangular sheet of tin, or p edge. l

composite foil, which is very thin and flexible K 3. A.` method ofpacking perishable goods and easily folded to totally enclose the goods which consists in totally enclosing the goods to be protected. The sheet is folded over the withina flexible-sheet of metallic foil, so that lbottom and is adapted to have its edges in parts of thefoil will be in overlappingrelaoverlapping relation at the sides 12 and 13. tion, applying heat locally along the over- 100 The top 14 is then folded in the usual manlapping portions clear ,of the edge t0 ner, In Figures l to 5 inclusive, the package fuse same and form a seal, while leaving a is shown as sealed along the lines 15, 16 and'l free marginal edge, exhausting the air and and 18, and this is accomplished by-applying finally sealing the package by folding the 5U heat y'locally along said lines and fusing'orr foil and fusing the contacting parts together 105 welding the contacting faces of the foil *toby the local application of heat.

gether, either electrically or by other means In witness whereof, I have hereunto set Well-known in the art. In Figures 6 and 7. my hand.

the welding or fusing of the tin or composite f foil may be arranged in the zig-zag form, or JOHN H. VAN SICKELS. 

